Free throw contest set for Jan. 21 at Frazee High School All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2024 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.  The local competition will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Frazee High School… Read More

A dozen former Hornets share experiences By Robert Williams Editor Frazee-Vergas High School Counselor Ta Fett had been planning a session for students in 10th through 12th grade to listen to a group of recent graduates and learn from their combined experiences after leaving school. Fett made that happen this year in hosting the first Alumni Forum… Read More

Council pressing nuisance properties to clean up By Robert Williams Editor Balancing the village budget was discussed at the final Vergas City Council meeting of the year held on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Mayor Julie Bruhn requested to pull the General Fund off the consent agenda to discuss further. At the end of November, the city was over budget,… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams Unusually warm temperatures brought out a crowed of people on Thursday, Dec. 14 for the annual Santa Truck stop in downtown Frazee. Santa and Mrs. Claus made sure every kid left with a bag of goodies and CornerStone Youth and Community Center provided hot cocoa for all the visitors. According to Patricia… Read More

By Robert Williams Editor Any employee who has gone through a performance evaluation would not have recognized what was termed an evaluation of Becker County Administrator Pat Oman on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the latest meeting of the Board of Commissioners in Detroit Lakes. The “evaluation” was more of a mud-slinging contest between commissioners. Commissioner Erica Jepson pushed… Read More

A Vergas man was transported to a Fargo hospital by helicopter as a result of a single-vehicle accident in Vergas Monday, Dec. 18, at approximately 9:37 p.m. Joshua Carlson, 45, was driving northbound on South Pelican Avenue in a 2007 Ford Explorer and left the roadway in the 400 block Pelican Avenue striking a tree, an… Read More

A Detroit Lakes woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 34 in Osage Township on Sunday, Dec. 17. Teresa May Hilden, 40, of Detroit Lakes was traveling westbound on Highway 34 near mile marker 64 in Becker County when her 2008 Ford Focus collided with a 2005 Ford F-250 driven by Arvol Wilfred… Read More

Photo by Robert Williams, contributed The Lion Heart Experience, out of Detroit, Mich., returned to Frazee with stops at Perham High School and Detroit Lakes High School, showcasing a multi-state collaboration with Northern Lights Dance Academy. Founder and lead presenter Joe Vercellino and lead artist Tae Sosa debuted their newest song “Cold Streets” with NLDA dancers… Read More

Photos by Robert Williams Patricia and Mike Melander, of Melander Trucking, made their annual stop in Frazee with the Santa Truck Thursday, Dec. 14. Unusually warm temperatures in the 40’s brought out a big crowd of kids young and old to mingle with a cast of holiday characters from the Grinch to the Cat in the… Read More

Audit finds reduced percentage of food waste The Otter Tail County Solid Waste Department held its fifth waste audit of residential garbage last week. Past waste audits were held in 2015 prior to single-sort recycling being implemented in Fergus Falls and Perham, and following that in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023. More than 20 people participated in… Read More